The Rig Museum in Morgan City is a good "museum" and tour. Know that the rig called "Mr. Charlie" is not (to my knowledge) accessible to folks in a wheelchair or people with other mobility issues. It'd probably be outside of the "readily achievable" standard required to make it accessible unless the owners were to do some remodeling for other reasons. Also, it's not child-proof; it's a working training facility. Littl'uns could get into all kinds of trouble here. It's the nature of the place.

Mr. Charlie, Rig Museum, Morgan City, Louisiana. March 2014.

The tour guide was congenial and endlessly patient in answering questions.

We walked through living quarters, the lounge, and the kitchen. The rig's chef had just made cookies! We tourists could have at them, fresh from the oven.

Mr. Charlie, Rig Museum, Morgan City, Louisiana. March 2014.

We poked our heads into the sleeping quarters.

Mr. Charlie, Rig Museum, Morgan City, Louisiana. March 2014.

Mr. Charlie, Rig Museum, Morgan City, Louisiana. March 2014.

While in the lounge, the tour guide told this joke:

Guys working on an oil rig spend weeks at a time together.

A new guy joined an oil rig crew; it was his first gig.

Every night, all the guys would hang out in the lounge and talk and laugh.

The new guy noticed that one man would call out a number, like - "349!" - and all the others would laugh like crazy. They'd spend hours doing this. One man would yell out a number and all the others would roar with laughter.

Finally, the new guy asked: "What's happening here? What's so funny about a number?"

An old-timer explained: "Son, we've worked together for so long, we know all the jokes that are possible to tell. Finally, we started numbering them to save time."

The new guy nodded, understanding, and asked, "Say, can I try one?"

The old-timer said, "Sure!"

The new guy said: "274!"

Silence.

The new guy asked: "What happened? Why didn't anyone laugh?"

The old-timer replied: "Some people just don't know how to tell a joke."